Neha Dwivedi is a Postgraduate Research Scholar at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal University, India. Her research interests include Afghanistan, emerging geopolitics of the Middle East, refugee crises, Islam and identity politics, and regional aspects of human rights. She is currently pursuing an internship at the Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development (CSIRD). Formerly, she worked as a journalist at the online news platform, Saddahaq.